Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

hE LEaioIAt unEs
A Move to Overturn the
House Organization.
Efforts TO Bring About an improved
Combination.
S4E ---
Yesterday Afssrns,n's Transactions.
Bismarck, Jan. l7-Tne house fur.
nished O. ripple Of excitement and
nothing else. No business was tfans'
acted but the cali OF the house. The
circumstances leading mp to the con.
dition are shout as follows: Speaker
Crosse ia charged by Hobart, of Moody,
Roger, OF Jerauld, and other members OF
the original successful house combinA.
ton with bad faith in committee chair
manships. Hobart says he was to have
the railroads and Roger the insurance,
Sullivan, Mentzsr and Miltimoressg Oi
southern Dakota, had not been In the
original combination, and of course
Jared BADLY on committees. Jones, OF
Charles Mix. was q warm Hobart mai IN
the Bpeakership contest, and stays BY
him nov. Berry, OF CLARK, and RuRgles
OF Eamunds, were also original Hobart
men. These eight southern, and central
Dakota members, by q combsaati0n With
the solid north, make twenty-eix, or q
majority Of four. However, three mem
bers Of the combination had been ex-
cnsed Saturday from attendance, and 1t
was felt necessary to have them present
for safety Two were expected
by the noon train. bui
the train was delayed eight hours
The tactics intended wae to reconsider
Saturdays vote adopting the rules and
then enact q provision giving the house
instead OF the speaker power to name
committees. The RECOMMENDATION must
be had to-day and the continuation did
not feel safe in proceeding without full
forces. The notion was to prolong the
day until Tomorrow, or logger, ii nece8-
sary. "A call Of the house was ordered
and Ruggles found absent without ex-
|onse. This, OF course, was part Vt the
plan. The gergeant-at-Arms hunted, bui
unavailingly. Twenty-Five votes were
necessary to dispense with the call, and
the opposition conld not muster them
The lamps were finally lighted. lunches
brought in aud the members aettied fol
4 s~protra6ted siege. Hobart and his Inn
mediate followers declare that they have
mo purpose but to compel ~reoonsidera.
ton and fui6llment Of promises as &c
committees. He says he has, made nc
promiaes and will not make any effect
ing l~eRislation. Mentzer and Sullivan
are striving by every means
1to make Alliances favor.
able TO the removal OF the federal court
to Mitchell Williams manages the new
coordination. The old combination was
taken by surprise, and have not decided
upon manager. 1t 10 declared that the
speaker Gross and completely over
throw The orRanisation 81 Tie honse,
What lengths will be reSorted TO remaini
np. M.AAt 1895 an adjournment was
finally secured. Speaker Crosse bad been
ruling that no motion could be enter.
tanned except to dispenHe with the call,
swhiohsrequired % votes to carry, and /,
could.gst only 22, making q tie, Final
|iy. q vote on dispensing showed rs
Affirmative, Roger had switched. Tim
gave AikIuB, of Lincoln, hope, aud
when the chair ruled the motion &c
adjourn oEtsdf order he appealed from
the decision OF the chair and was .sua
tanned, the vote standing ri 10 %. Ths
motion TO adjourn waB CARRIED by
twenty-three 10 twenty-one.